The use of immunogenetic concepts in marine population research is rapidly expanding (Cushing 1962) and pertinent material on whales has been reviewed (Fujino, 1960). In the case of sperm whales, a "species-specific" antigen resembling the human B antigen has been found on their erythrocytes, and antibodies for the human ABO system occur variably in their serums. Chicken and rabbit antiserums p...

Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine tumors that mainly arise in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, and bronchi. Bronchopulmonary carcinoids have been associated with Cushing syndrome, which results from ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) secretion. We report the case of a 65-year-old man, a colonel in the US Air Force, with metastatic bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors treated on a clin...

A 48-year-old woman was incidentally found to have bilateral adrenal masses, 2.8 cm in diameter on the right, and 2.3 cm and 1.7 cm in diameter on the left, by abdominal computed tomography. The patient had a medical history of hypertension, which was not being controlled by carvedilol, at a dose of 25 mg daily. She presented with signs and symptoms that suggested Cushing Syndrome. We diagnosed...